REBS’ HIGH CRIMES REVISITED “NPA's are just as guilty as the Ampatuans”

What the justice system and civil rights groups lack in its pursuit to solve high crimes in the country that includes mass murder is consistency and neutrality. Take for example the recent Maguindanao massacre that pictured terrifying political gangsterism in the country. The public hover over the issue for obvious reasons of partisan hype as it implicates an administration constituent. If it it is plainly for the underlying gravity of the murders the issue would not have propped-up this big. The 57 death toll indicted on the Ampatuans is not exactly this state’s grossly recorded victims of high crimes.

The Inopacan mass grave identified as a doing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) gives a much higher number in casualties and extent of execution. The purging operations or anti-infiltration campaign of the CPP launched in the early 1980’s speaks well of unresolved high crimes and use of illegally acquisitioned guns and ammunitions. The mass execution initiated by the Left may not be politically-inclined but it was also a show of force directed at the weak that fought against their pushed autocracy.

Instead of condemning the traces of purging operations in Inopacan, rights groups kept their silence. They were not interested on the magnitude of the murders since they cast it aside as immaterial. The probe on the veracity of the testimonials given by rebel surrenderees in line with the implication of Leftist personalities like Saturnino Ocampo did not even push through out since it came short of the public’s pressure or interests. The case died out and was ruled-out even before the investigations could take root.

We denounce the actions of the Ampatuans and yet we condoned those of the CPP-NPA. It is noticeable that selective approach on high crimes has been taking its toll on the country’s judicial system. This should be elemental in unmasking rights groups’ intents as they marvel on one controversy to the next to give the public a bird’s eye view on how bias and unreliable most civic groups are as they associate on hullabaloos with high crimes such as mass murder. They (rights groups) do not even attend to incidents that bear actual political relevance. It is easier for them to mark out Inopacan since it was for the interest of the government against a known insurgent. Riding-on the Inopacan massacre is like commending the administration they hate.

What is being overlooked in this stigma of partisanship is that the interests of the victims and the fair execution of justice are being cut back. It is directed to create another “issue” other than encouraging best solutions. Interest on a particular case should not be limited on whether it falls on a certain group’s “business” or mantra. It should be weighed base on the seriousness of the offense that caused human lives. Double standards have no place especially when so many victims are affected.

OBVIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT IN SENATORIABLES

They initially approached Senator Mar Roxas to get his approval but were pointedly turned down because of an inappropriate proposal. Previous reports disclosed that Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo personally offered to give two million votes to the candidacy of Mar in exchange for five cabinet posts. Next, Ocampo and Maza yet again tried to recover from the rejection by forging an alliance with Senator Manny Villar who initially obliged, but in the end only dropped them in favor of Congressman Bongbong Marcos and his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL).

An unimpeachable source revealed that the failure of Satur and Gabriela Representative Liza Maza to successfully anchor their name to Villar’s senatorial slate has irked some of the top leaders of the the Makabayan party coalition. Apparently, some of them felt that Satur was not firm enough in his negotiating tactics and has failed to prove his worth to Villar, thus losing the would-be financial backing they could have generated from said presidentiable and even losing the alliances they could have successfully forged with NP’s different political allies in the various provinces, a resource that Makabayan was planning to tap for the victory of their allied party list groups such as Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Act, Courage, Migrante and Katribu.

Instead of preserving the one billion peso campaign fund which Makabayan allotted for the 2010 elections, the split from the NP ranks will now surely deplete the coffer of the party coalition. Instead of securing resources for their political party, Satur was only able to prove that Villar perceives Bongbong Marcos as someone who is more essential to his political plans; despite the promise of a two-million ensured votes from the ranks of Bayan Muna.

This early on, political observers are right to deduce that Satur and Liza will only be nuisance candidates for the 2010 elections. This could be entirely true given that rumors are flying that they are more inclined to accept post-elective posts from presidentiables; a fact that they have been injecting during their regular meetings with various presidential wannabes. Demanding post-elective posts despite not having much to barter with is definitely the work of people like Ocampo. Juan Dela Cruz could only wonder who among our presidentiables would still bite.

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MILITANTE: VILLAR NAPATAWAD, MARCOSES TINABLA

Nagdeklara kamakailan si Representatives Satur Ocampo at Liza Maza ng kanilang desisyong tumakbo bilang independente sa dadating na eleksyon para sa pagka-senador. Ayon sa kanilang naging pahayag, ang kanilang desisyon ay bunsod ng naging pormal na pakikipag-alyansa ng Nacionalista Party (NP) ni Senador Manny Villar sa Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) ni Congressman Bongbong Marcos at ang pagsama sa huli sa senatorial slate ng nasabing presidentiable.

Dahil sa kanilang naging desisyon, saan ngayon pupulutin ang una na nilang naging usapan na magbibigay ng 2 milyon boto ang kampo nila Satur at Liza sa kandidatura ni Villar kapalit ang pagbibigay ng suportang pinansyal at ang pangakong paglalaan ng limang cabinet posts at committee chairmanship sa senado sakaling manalo ang naturang presidential aspirant sa 2010? Kung babawiin nila ang naging alok kay Villar, kanino na nila ito muling ilalako gayung una na silang tinanggihan ni Senador Mar Roxas na ngayon ay tatakbo na lamang bilang bise presidente ni Senador Noynoy Aquino? Hindi rin maaaring i-alok kay Senador Chiz Escudero dahil ito ay nagpahayag na rin ng pag-atras sa karera sa pagka-pangulo.

Kung susuriin maigi ang naging pahayag ng dalawang progresibong mambabatas ay maaari nating masabi na ang kanilang deklarasyon ay isang palabas lamang upang sila ay hindi masabihan ng pagbabalimbing at pagkampi sa pamilya Marcoses. Hindi nga naman magiging maganda sa kanilang imahe ang pag-alyado sa isang partido na susuporta kay Bongbong. Bukod dito, dahil sa naging anunsyo nila ay nagmistulang maprinsipyo nga naman ang dalawang representante. Pero kung babalikan ang lahat ng naging pahayag, hindi ba’t mismong si Satur ang nagpatunay na bagama’t tatakbo sila bilang independente ay patuloy pa rin silang makikipag-ugnayan kay Villar pati na rin sa ibang presidential aspirants. Sa madaling salita, patuloy nilang iaalok ang 2 milyong boto at ang paghingi ng kapalit para dito. Kung baga, sila ay magiging ghost candidates sa ilalim ng Nacionalista Party ni Senador Villar. Panalo pa rin nga naman sila sa kinalaunan.

Kung tutuusin, walang mawawala sa dalawa dahil sa pagtakbong independente, bagkus ay tila naging kampeon pa si Satur at Liza sa mata ng mga Pilipinong nakaranas ng hagupit ng martial law rule noon ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos kung kaya’t madali nila itong mahihimok na ilagay ang kanilang mga pangalan sa balota. Plantsadong-plantsado ang moro-morong palabas ni Satur at Liza.

Dapat nating tandaan na dito sa bansa nating Pilipinas, hindi lahat ng nakikita ay totoo. Hindi lahat ng naririnig ay ang katotohanan kung kaya’t dapat pagnilayan at suriing mabuti. Hindi masama na mapaalalahanan tayo na marami sa ating mga pulitiko at gustong maging pulitiko ang pwedeng mag-mistulang tupa ngunit ang katunayan ay mga lobo pala.

COMELEC HINIRANG SA PAGHIHIGPIT

Marami sa ating mga kababayan ang pumupuri sa naging hakbang ng Commission on Elections na higpitan ang proseso sa pagkre-credit sa mga party list groups na nagnanais lumahok sa dadating na eleksyon. Una nang nakatikim ng pinatutupad na paghihigpit ang grupo ng Migrante na diniskwalipika pagkatapos mapatunayan ng ahensya na ito ay hindi nakalikom ng kinakailangang dalawang porsyentong kabuuang boto noong 2004. Kasunod nito, hindi rin tinanggap ng COMELEC ang petisyon ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers o ACT at ng Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees o COURAGE party list na sila ay mabigyan ng accreditation ng ahensya para sa dadating na eleksyon. Ayon sa magkahiwalay na resolusyon nina First Division presiding Commissioner Rene Sarmiento and Commissioners Armando Velasco and Gregorio Larrazabal ay hindi lubusang napatunayan ng dalawang grupo na sila ay may kanya-kanyang malawak na bilang ng mga miyembro sa buong bansa, isa sa mga pinaka-importanteng kwalipikasyon upang mabigyan ng accreditation at magpatunay na sila ang nagrerepresenta ng isang marginalized sector.

Kaugnay nito, sinang-ayunan ng isang isang teachers’ organization sa Metro Manila ang naging desisyon ng naturang ahensya hinggil sa hindi pagbigay ng accreditation sa ACT. Ayon sa presidente ng grupo na si Mrs Ofel Marasigan, ang ACT ay hindi tunay na nagrerepresenta sa kanilang hanay dahil pawang mga guro lamang sa public schools ang kanilang kinakausap at binibigyan ng panahong dinggin kung kaya’t ayon sa kaniya ay hindi ito tunay na kumakatawan sa mga libo-libong guro sa buong bansa maski sila pa ay nagtratrabaho sa mga public o private schools.

Binatikos din ang pagsisinungaling ng dalawang grupo patungkol sa bilang ng kanilang regional chapters sa bansa. Ayon sa ulat sa Newsbreak noon Nobyembre 20, ang pagdedeklara ng ACT na ito ay may sampung regional chapters ay isang tahasang pagsuway sa isang alituntunin ng RA 7941 o ang pagbibigay ng maling mga pahayag sa kanilang petisyon. Ang nasabing pagsisinungaling ay napatunayan matapos ang mga imbestigasyong ginawa ng mga COMELEC field offices sa mga lugar na dineklara ng ACT na may mga nakatayong chapters.

Dahil dito ay marami ang nangangamba na ang party list system ay nagagamit sa maling paraan at ng mga maling grupo na nag-nanais lamang makapwesto sa ating gobyerno upang magamit ang kaban ng yaman para sa kani-kanilang sariling interes lamang. Dahil na rin sa natuklasan sa ACT at COURAGE ay hinihirang ngayon na isang magandang gawain ang inumpisahan ng COMELEC na paghihigpit upang maprotektahan ang milyon-milyong botante sa bansa.

NP, DIGGING ITS GRAVE! “Millions worth Senatorial Selection”

There is no guarantee that the sudden shift of tides between the Nacionalista banner-Sen. Manuel Villar and militant leader Satur Ocampo was made out of pure political will nor was it an act advantageous for both the people and the state. Since the inception of MAKABAYAN or Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan, future collusion between Opposition bets and the four militant Lower House PLG representatives in the likes of Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casiño, Liza Maza and Rafael Mariano have been evident. In fact, this was part of MAKABAYAN’s agenda during its launching last April 16th in UP, Diliman. Specifically, MAKABAYAN plots four to five senate positions by 2010 in exchange of selling-out Bayan Muna’s 2 million command votes excluding the support coming from its affiliate groups such as GABRIELA.

The plan was plain and simple; MAKABAYAN was to ride-on every presidential picket coming from Opposition. The volatile stature of Opposition bets’ particularly on public favor forced MAKABAYAN bets to scatter on different camps. Thus, this explains why Satur Ocampo was solely casted under NP picket. Materially, Ocampo would be have the huge chunk of boost wherein he would have the capability to dictate BM members on channeling their support to his so-called “foster” family in Villar’s slate.

Obviously, the exchanges of favor would work for Villar who is trying to steer his name clear of graft controversies. Even the 2 million guaranteed votes serve as a tempting offer which a presidentiable like Villar would likely consider. The number counts as the election nears. This had been the fitting mantra of NP as it welcomed a former adversary (Ocampo) among their midst. Besides, political “jump ships” swarm whenever state election comes to its close.

The unlikely partnership may not work for the benefit of former “rival” camps but this serves good to gullible populace. For one, their unusual friendship best explains how fallible TRAPOs are for the sake of ambitions to include “partisan” activists that once raided the streets clamoring for solon’s ouster, and this include Ocampo’s newly-found benefactor- Sen. Villar. Opportunely, the often wrong connotation of militant groups as “fair dealing” patriots can now be straightened out. They are far from political saints. Instead, they are nothing less than the people they once lambasted. They are ego-driven and ever thirsty of omnipotence emanating from Malacañang.

NP is digging a whole 6-feet deep grave that would bury Villar’s presidential desire for good. Growing number of people holding doubts on his capability to lead are nonetheless reasonable, especially as he align himself among 2010 hopefuls like Ocampo who prostitute his “comrades” votes for his sake. On the other hand, Ocampo who by now is acting too desperate for a position loses his credibility. Political butterflies that activist such as him detested a few years back were seemingly his mirror-image today.

Villar-Ocampo tandem is one puzzling mix-up. The two’s affiliation mean nothing than money-generating and sucking-up.

OCAMPO FOOLED VILLAR? “NP Senatorial Slate Poisoned by Leftist Stalwarts”

Apparently, the 2-million guaranteed votes that Bayan Muna’s (BM) Satur Ocampo was offering among presidentiables in exchange for a slot at a winning political picket worked on NP standard bearer- Manuel Villar. Since February, sources have said Ocampo had been wooing one presidential candidate to the next to take him in by bargaining his BM members’ votes. It was undoubtedly, BM’s “bureaucratic” prostitution of its members’ rights. That is, as rumors say that majority of the said progressive group opposed the idea of having Ocampo on the senate ascension. This somehow weakened the group’s resolve against partisan politics particularly their stand on steering clear from TRAPOs.

Ironically, the odds of BM joining with Sen. Villar speak of the negatively tolerating landscape of the country’s political arena. This should be an eye opener for the country’s voters who at this time have been continually blinded by the solon’s deceptive façade. Villar, who had been branded a TRAPO and grafter not only by his comrades in the opposition but of the likes of Ocampo and other militant groups, is likely the fitting ingredient that could unmask “politicized” activists such as BM’s senatorial line-up.

For one, Ocampo to include other 2010 senatoriables like Liza Maza and Teddy Casiño have led street protests against supposed malverzation of people’s funds. Villar with his ongoing C5 controversy is part of this “political mess” that militants are trying to pin-down. Their collusion for the sake of bagging seats this coming election gives us a vivid picture of what “flip-flops” like Ocampo could muster in the name of getting an inch closer to the Malacañang. The street fights that these gangs of activists try to pull-off specifically those that lambast officials, who they now suck-up to, are nothing less than a “show”.

The worst case scenario between a lapdog “wanna be” (Ocampo) and a TRAPO wanting to redeem himself by pairing his cards with a former enemy is that the unwary public would have to deal with a blown-out “political gimmickry” that sooner or later will backfire to the expense of the poor Juan dela Cruz. Just imagine how Ocampo managed to channel his BM subordinates’ votes to Villar. This “manhandling” within BM would be extended to the entire state once Ocampo wins this 2010; meaning, 90 million Filipinos would be at his mercy.

What kind of “senator” would he be months from now, when as early as today he is showing how fallible his decisions and loyalty would be? Other than a tyrant, Ocampo who was known to most with his allegiance to the Reds of Joma Sison may have been “expanding” his communist ideals from BM to the Senate floor. Sacrificing 2 million “comrades” to a “pathetic” TRAPO who had been meeting ends to wash his name clean for the elections is just one of Ocampo’s dirty antics. For sure, Ocampo’s political camp-MAKABAYAN or Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan that had doled-out 50 million pesos worth of fund drive for Ocampo could queue-up a lot of detestable gimmicks as the November 20th deadline on candidate registration comes to a close.

It is revolting to witness how Ocampo and Villar have turned themselves into greedy election clowns. It is definitely a no laughing matter.

DUPING SENATOR MANNY VILLAR

Stories pertaining to the two million votes proffered by Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo to Senator and presidential candidate Manny Villar are obviously true. This much was discerned following the formal announcement by the Nacionalist Party (NP) on the inclusion of Ocampo in their senatorial slate for the upcoming 2010 elections. According to a previous news report, the so-called unholy offer was brought up during a secret meeting between the progressive lawmaker and Senator Villar wherein the former was able to successfully negotiate for post-elective positions particularly five cabinet posts and several committee chairmanships in the senate from said presidential aspirant, in the event the latter wins the elections.

This was also confirmed by the statement of NP spokesperson Gilbert Remulla who avowed that they had a trouble-free way of completing their line-up of senators being that the aspirants were the ones who directly approached and wagered with leaders of the oldest political party to be allowed inclusion in their list. Aside from Satur Ocampo, Remulla further stated that they were still negotiating with other groups and personalities to fill-up the slate before November 20, to include Ilocos Norte Representative Bongbong Marcos.

If this pushes through, Ocampo will definitely find himself in hot water as he visibly turns his back on his avowed ideology and ideals and on all the victims of the martial rule regime when he decided to side with the son of their former enemy who is also a senatorial aspirant like himself. This current development has inadvertently proven Satur Ocampo’s inherent desire for power and the extreme measures he is willing to take just so he can obtain his political objectives.

Apparently, it was not only Senator Manny Villar who was duped to allow Ocampo into his camp as former Bayan Muna Representive Joel Virador has also “negotiated” with a cousin of presidential candidate Senator Noynoy Aquino, Rafael Lopa, during a mass held at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City, to see if Satur can be included in a so-called “rainbow coalition” under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC).

Does this then prove that the real quest of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Makabayan or MAKABAYAN under which Satur Ocampo is allied is to attain power?